Experts have warned that a new draft law was submitted by the Albanians’ government to protect salmon cultivation in Tasmani, can prevent societies that challenge other decisions, including coal and gas developments, and may not be effective in their main goal.
The government plans to modify environmental protection and maintain biological diversity (EPBC) to end the official reconsideration by the Minister of Environment, Tania Bliberk, to whether it was expanded in fish farming in the port of Macquari in 2012 properly approved.
Environmental justice in Australia, which analyzed a draft law that will be submitted to Parliament on Tuesday, said that the dairy government was “simply wrong” in demanding confidence that its proposed legislation will only affect the salmon industry in the port of Macquari.
Elizabeth McKinon, the co -executive of the organization, said that the draft law was not specific or geographical, which raises fears that changes may have much broader repercussions and apply them to other decisions, including in mining, land clearing, housing and infrastructure.
“We are afraid that they will lead to a widespread decline in environmental protection in federal law,” she said. “These changes on the laws of the national environment in Australia can destroy the ability of societal societies and the environment to challenge destructive projects – from new coal and gas projects to removal of forests or salmon farms.”
Separate initial legal advice to the Australia Institute wondered whether the legislation would do what the government wants, indicating that the amendment may not escape legal challenge if it is applied to salmon in the port.
The director of the institute strategy, Leanne Minshull, said that the proposed change of the government in the law will create more chaos than clarity.
She said: “Trying to pay the laws at the last minute has never worked in the past and will not work now.” “We need to take an appropriate look at the salmon industry outside the pressure of the campaign and politics.”
Macquarie Harbour’s decision was reviewed through a legal request in 2023 of three environment groups, partly due to anxiety about the effect of salmon on skiing, a type of endangered fish. Plibersek reviewed whether the 2012 decision was considered that agriculture was not a controlled procedure – which means that he did not need a complete federal environmental evaluation – was correct.
Such reviews can be requested if new new information appears about the risk of damage to protected species or habitats after decision -making. The opinion of the Ministry of Environment, which was issued according to the laws of freedom of information, suggested that it could lead to the occurrence of salmon in the port during the preparation of an environmental impact statement.
The legislation of the dairy government would prevent the review of third parties to the requests of the parties in some cases in which the developments were considered a “controlled procedure.” It will be applied when the minister had determined in their decision that development requires supervision of the state, the region or administration, and it was already underway, and it was continuing or repeated for at least five years since the decision was taken.
EJA said that the absence of a specific location or information in the industry in drafting the draft law means that the proposed legal changes may have effects that extend to many projects that have been considered not controlled.
McKinnon said: “The Albanian government has not only retracted its promise to solve the broken environmental laws in this country – but rather it is now quietly removing the ability of community members to scrutinize harmful projects,” McKinnon said.
A government spokesman said the change was “this is a very specific amendment to address the defect in the EPBC law.”
They said: “The current laws apply to everything else, including all new coal and gas and land cleansing proposals.”
“Our environmental laws are broken. Do not protect the environment sufficiently, and companies do not give time decisions or protect the workers and the societies in which they live.”
On Monday, amid internal concern by the environmentally supportive deputies, the government said it has been committed to broader reforms to enhance environmental protection and accelerate the decision -making process.
“We will consult about the details in a second term with states, business groups and the environment,” a spokeswoman said.
On Tuesday morning, Al -Khader said that they would ask the Senate to send the bill to an investigation by the Senate Committee. With the expectation of the government’s bill to obtain support from the coalition, this step is likely to fail.
“The legislation of the falling government of the bowel environment laws should be examined properly,” said Greens, spokeswoman Sarah Hanson Young,.
“Mysterious legal questions should be answered about the environmental consequences before the Senate rushes this legislation.”
At a joint press conference with environment groups and independent deputies on Tuesday morning, Hanson Young said, “This is done under the cover of the budget, because the Labor Party knows that it is inclined, the law is inclined, the smell of corrupt salmon, and the entire speech process.”
Andrew Wilki, the independent Clarak deputy, who covers Hobart and the surrounding areas, described this step as “one of the most terrible attacks on our environment.”
Independent Senator David Bokuk said that the legislation was an example of the reason for the voting of voting in the upcoming elections.
“[Australians] The value of nature, and they want to see politicians view the long term. “
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